Where does “gouape” come from?

gouape (French) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

gouape (French): blackguard

Definitions

  1. blackguard

Ancestry of “gouape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
2Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
3Spanishgape—
Every word from Spanish gape →Every word from Latin vappa →Every word from Spanish guapo →